Practical Support Ideas

QueenOfSheba

Hi, my mother has vascular dementia, diagnosed in 2017, and is fairly advanced ie bed bound and with poor communications. She currently has 24/7 home care but there is a high turnover of carers so I act as the primary contact for NHS etc and hold responsibility for organising provisions, prescriptions etc. My sister lives in Vancouver (we’re in the UK) but time difference and IP blocking make her providing back up support difficult. We need to visit our daughter in Australia and I need to know if there are any human or tech solutions that we can deploy on behalf of my sister or myself whilst out of the country.
Very specific ask…. But I can’t believe that we are not the only ones faced with this challenge. Thanks in advance

ALCB

Welcome to the forum, @QueenOfSheba. If you need to give the NHS a contact while you're in a different time zone, just give them another +44 number. If you'll only be away for a few days, you can give them a friend's number. Make sure that all the caregivers have your sister's number and vice versa, in case of an emergency.

Separate question—I have older family members in the UK, but live in the US. Can I call an ambulance on behalf of them if I'm in a different country?